Full Title: Toward Cost-Effective Solar Energy Use
Author(s): N. Lewis, et al.
Publisher(s): Science, AAAS
Publication Date: February 1, 2007
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Description (excerpt):
At present, solar energy conversion technologies face cost and scalability hurdles in the technologies required for a complete energy system. To provide a truly widespread primary energy source, solar energy must be captured, converted, and stored in a cost-effective fashion. New developments in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and the materials and physical sciences may enable step-change approaches to cost-effective, globally scalable systems for solar energy use.